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Suez Canal/Nasser
It allowed transportation by water between Europe and Asia without navigation around Africa.
H/S - It can be used in times of war and peace by anyone. -
Stalin
He was the leader of the Soviet Union from the 1920s until his death in 1953.
H/S – Under Stalin the concept of "socialism in one country" became a central tenet of Soviet society. -
Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain symbolized the conflict and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II.
H/S – The significance is that it separated the communists and democratic Western Europeans. -
United Nations
The world’s largest organization. It keeps world peace.
H/S – It has kept peace in many times of war. -
Ho Chi Minh
Prime Minister and President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, also communist revolutionary leader.
H/S – He created the revolutionary army who fought of pretty much everyone who tried to take over Vietnam -
Vietnam
This was a civil war between the communist North Vietnam and the non-communist South Vietnam, along with the allies of each side.
H/S - By 2000 Vietnam had finally established diplomatic relations with most nations. -
Truman Doctrine
It stated that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey economically and militarily, so they would not fall to the Soviets.
H/S – It was a part of the containment of communism. -
The Marshall Plan
An American plan to help rebuild Europe economically.
H/S – This plan officially ended isolationism. -
European Economic Cooperation
Known as the European Union, it is a group of European countries that agrees on policies to have a better flow of capital, labor, and goods.
H/S – The European Union allowed Europe to compete with economic superpowers. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was when supplies were shipped by air to West Berlin.
H/S – The significance of the Berlin Airlift was that it showed the Soviet Union that the western Allies would not abandon the citizens of West Berlin and were prepared to go to extraordinary lengths to maintain their independence. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty.
H/S – It was a counter to the Warsaw Pact. -
Peoples Republic of China
The world’s most populous country, a sovereign state East Asia.
H/S – The Soviet Union was basically in control of them -
Korean War
A war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the Soviet Union.
H/S – It was significant because it was a war that was basically fought between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. -
Explosion of the first hydrogen bomb
The result of the retaliation by the United States on Japan for attacking Pearl Harbor.
H/S – This bomb helped end the war in the Pacific. -
Khrushchev
He was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Chairman of the Council of Ministers.
H/S – He fixed some of the damage done by Stalin and negotiated with the U.S. during the Cuban Missile Crisis. -
KGB (Committee for State Security)
The KGB was the main security force of the Soviet Union.
H/S – The KGB implemented agents as diplomats in other countries to gather intelligence to help put the Soviet Union on top. -
Warsaw Pact
It was a defense treaty between communist states of Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War.
H/S – The USSR dominated the Warsaw Treaty armed forces. -
Sputnik
It was the first object sent into space.
H/S – The importance of it is that it was the start of the space race. -
Berlin Wall is erected
The Berlin Wall is a 27 mile long wall that divided East and West Berlin.
H/S – This wall helped keep people from leaving East Berlin -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The 13 day nuclear confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United Sates.
H/S – This was the closest thing to a nuclear war and World War 3. -
Brezhnev
He was the General Secretary and Premier of the Soviet Union.
H/S – He built up the military of the Soviet Union, but he caused many problems in the SU. -
Tet Offensive
A military campaign during the Vietnam War that was launched by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnam against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies.
H/S – This attack caused a harsh counterattack by the U.S. -
Iranian hostage crisis
Diplomatic crisis between Iran and the U.S., in which 52 Americans were help hostage for 444 days.
H/S – This event made President Reagan look like an American hero. -
Russian Invasion of Afghanistan
A war fought between Soviet-led Afghan forces and multi-national insurgent groups called the Mujahideen.
H/S – The significance of this invasion was to help build up the decaying Soviet Union. -
Moscow Olympics
The 1980 summer Olympics was an international multi-sport event in Moscow which were boycotted by many countries.
H/S - This encouraged the boycotting of the 1984 Olympics. -
Lech Walesa and the Solidarity Movement in Poland
This was a national union in Poland. And Lech became the president of Poland.
H/S - He changed Poland into a free market economy. -
Los Angeles Olympics
The 1984 summer Olympics was an international multi-sport event in Los Angeles.
H/S - Known as the most financially successful Olympic games. -
Gorbachev
He was the president of the Soviet Union.
H/S – He decentralized planning in the Soviet Union and gave the people the right to express themselves. -
Chernobyl
A nuclear power plant where there was an accident that exposed people, crops, and animals to deadly radiation.
H/S - It is known as the worst nuclear power plant accident in history. -
Perestrokia and Glasnost
Gorbachev believed that only he could fix the SU.
H/S - Some policies have been inacted due to these policies. -
Geneva Accords
The agreements on the settling of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
H/S - This stopped the Soviet war in Afghanistan. -
Tiananmen Square
A large city square in the center of Beijing, named after the Tiananmen Gate.
H/S - Key point of the Tiananment Square protests of 1989. -
Berlin Wall is torn down
This is exactly what it says; the Berlin Wall was torn down.
H/S - Tearing this wall down symbolized increasing freedom. -
Yeltsin
He was the first president of the Russian Federation.
H/S - The time in which he was in power is known for corruption and economic collapse. -
End of USSR
It was under Mikhail Gorbachev when the SU lost all the communist nations.
H/S - This represented the end of the Cold War. -
Putin
He is the current President of Russia.
H/S - He is known for stabalizing the economy of Russia. -
Helsinki Accords
The Helsinki Accords was the final act of the Security and Co-operation conferene in Europe.
H/S - It did not work.
